replace readme

README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Work-in-progress fork of Martin Fiedler's [iPod shuffle database builder](https://shuffle-db.sourceforge.net/), updated to Python 3 and modernized a little.
+
+Better readme someday, maybe.

Readme.txt

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-iPod shuffle Database Builder
-=============================
-
-This release contains multiple versions of the program:
-  rebuild_db.py     - a Python script for almost any platform (RECOMMENDED)
-  rebuild_db.exe    - a standalone Win32 console application (DEPRECATED)
-
-Please use the Python version, because it is the only one that is actively
-developed, and it has a lot more features compared to the Win32 version.
-
-To use the Database Builder, copy rebuild_db.py to your iPod's root directory
-and start it, e.g. with a double click in Explorer or Finder.
-
-Additionally, this archive contains rebuild_db-win32.src.zip, which is an
-archive of the C source code for the Win32 version (compile with lcc-win32).
-
-
-For any other details regarding the software, please visit the webpage at
-  http://shuffle-db.sourceforge.net
-
-Have fun with the program (and with your iPod as well),
-  Martin J. Fiedler <martin.fiedler@gmx.net>

rebuild_db.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-import functools
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
@@ -14,17 +13,12 @@ import functools
 # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 
-from builtins import input
-from builtins import map
-from builtins import range
-from functools import reduce
-
-__title__ = "KeyJ's iPod shuffle Database Builder"
-__version__ = "1.0"
-__author__ = "Martin Fiedler"
-__email__ = "martin.fiedler@gmx.net"
+__version__ = "2.0-pre1"
 
 """ VERSION HISTORY
+2.0-pre1 (2025-06-20)
+    * updated to python 3
+    * removed --nochdir flag
 1.0-rc1 (2006-04-26)
     * finally(!) added the often-requested auto-rename feature (-r option)
 0.7-pre1 (2005-06-09)
@@ -67,7 +61,10 @@ __email__ = "martin.fiedler@gmx.net"
     * initial public release, Win32 only
 """
 
-import sys, os, os.path, array, getopt, random, fnmatch, operator, string
+import functools, sys, os, os.path, array, random, fnmatch, operator, string
+from builtins import map, input, range
+from io import BytesIO
+from typing import TextIO
 
 # @formatter:off
 KnownProps = ('filename', 'size', 'ignore', 'type', 'shuffle', 'reuse', 'bookmark')
@@ -83,69 +80,43 @@ Rules = [
 ]
 # @formatter:on
 
-Options = {
-    "volume": None,
-    "interactive": False,
-    "smart": True,
-    "home": True,
-    "logging": True,
-    "reuse": 1,
-    "logfile": "rebuild_db.log.txt",
-    "rename": False
-}
 domains = []
 total_count = 0
 KnownEntries = {}
 
 
+logfile: TextIO | None = None
+args = None
+
+iTunesSD_file: BytesIO | None = None
+
 ################################################################################
 
 
 def open_log():
     global logfile
-    if Options['logging']:
-        try:
-            logfile = open(Options['logfile'], "w")
-        except IOError:
-            logfile = None
-    else:
-        logfile = None
+    if not args.nolog:
+        try: logfile = open(args.logfile, "w")
+        except IOError:logfile = None
+    else: logfile = None
 
 
 def log(line="", newline=True):
     global logfile
-    if newline:
-        print(line)
-        line += "\n"
-    else:
-        print(line, end=' ')
-        line += " "
-    if logfile:
-        try:
-            logfile.write(line)
-        except IOError:
-            pass
+    if newline: line += "\n"
+    else: line += " "
+
+    print(line, end="")
+    if logfile: logfile.write(line)
 
 
 def close_log():
     global logfile
-    if logfile:
-        logfile.close()
-
-
-def go_home():
-    if Options['home']:
-        try:
-            os.chdir(os.path.split(sys.argv[0])[0])
-        except OSError:
-            pass
-
+    if logfile: logfile.close()
 
 def filesize(filename):
-    try:
-        return os.stat(filename)[6]
-    except OSError:
-        return None
+    try: return os.stat(filename)[6]
+    except OSError: return None
 
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -156,40 +127,33 @@ def MatchRule(props, rule):
         prop, op, ref = props[rule[0]], rule[1], rule[2]
     except KeyError:
         return False
-    if rule[1] == '~':
-        return fnmatch.fnmatchcase(prop.lower(), ref.lower())
-    elif rule[1] == '=':
-        return prop == ref
-    elif rule[1] == '>':
-        return prop > ref
-    elif rule[1] == '<':
-        return prop < ref
-    else:
-        return False
+    if rule[1] == '~': return fnmatch.fnmatchcase(prop.lower(), ref.lower())
+    elif rule[1] == '=': return prop == ref
+    elif rule[1] == '>': return prop > ref
+    elif rule[1] == '<': return prop < ref
+    else: return False
 
 
 def ParseValue(val):
     if len(val) >= 2 and ((val[0] == "'" and val[-1] == "'") or (val[0] == '"' and val[-1] == '"')):
         return val[1:-1]
-    try:
-        return int(val)
-    except ValueError:
-        return val
+    try: return int(val)
+    except ValueError: return val
 
 
 def ParseRule(rule):
     sep_pos = min([rule.find(sep) for sep in "~=<>" if rule.find(sep) > 0])
     prop = rule[:sep_pos].strip()
     if not prop in KnownProps:
-        log("WARNING: unknown property `%s'" % prop)
-    return (prop, rule[sep_pos], ParseValue(rule[sep_pos + 1:].strip()))
+        log(f"WARNING: unknown property '{prop}'")
+    return prop, rule[sep_pos], ParseValue(rule[sep_pos + 1:].strip())
 
 
 def ParseAction(action):
     prop, value = list(map(str.strip, action.split('=', 1)))
     if not prop in KnownProps:
-        log("WARNING: unknown property `%s'" % prop)
-    return (prop, ParseValue(value))
+        log(f"WARNING: unknown property '{prop}'")
+    return prop, ParseValue(value)
 
 
 def ParseRuleLine(line):
@@ -202,11 +166,11 @@ def ParseRuleLine(line):
         ruleset = list(map(str.strip, ":".join(tmp[:-1]).split(",")))
         actions = dict(list(map(ParseAction, tmp[-1].split(","))))
         if len(ruleset) == 1 and not (ruleset[0]):
-            return ([], actions)
+            return [], actions
         else:
-            return (list(map(ParseRule, ruleset)), actions)
+            return list(map(ParseRule, ruleset)), actions
     except OSError:  # (ValueError,IndexError,KeyError):
-        log("WARNING: rule `%s' is malformed, ignoring" % line)
+        log(f"WARNING: rule '{line}' is malformed, ignoring")
         return None
 
 
@@ -214,9 +178,8 @@ def ParseRuleLine(line):
 
 
 def safe_char(c):
-    if c in "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789-_":
-        return c
-    return "_"
+    if c in "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789-_": return c
+    else: return "_"
 
 
 def rename_safely(path, name):
@@ -224,21 +187,21 @@ def rename_safely(path, name):
     newname = ''.join(map(safe_char, base))
     if name == newname + ext:
         return name
-    if os.path.exists("%s/%s%s" % (path, newname, ext)):
+    if os.path.exists(f"{path}/{newname}{ext}"):
         i = 0
-        while os.path.exists("%s/%s_%d%s" % (path, newname, i, ext)):
+        while os.path.exists(f"{path}/{newname}_{i}{ext}"):
             i += 1
-        newname += "_%d" % i
+        newname += f"_{i}"
     newname += ext
     try:
-        os.rename("%s/%s" % (path, name), "%s/%s" % (path, newname))
+        os.rename(f"{path}/{name}", f"{path}/{newname}")
     except OSError:
         pass  # don't fail if the rename didn't work
     return newname
 
 
 def write_to_db(filename):
-    global iTunesSD, domains, total_count, KnownEntries, Rules
+    global iTunesSD_file, domains, total_count, KnownEntries, Rules
 
     # set default properties
     props = {
@@ -247,13 +210,13 @@ def write_to_db(filename):
         'ignore': 0,
         'type': 1,
         'shuffle': 1,
-        'reuse': Options['reuse'],
+        'reuse': not args.force,
         'bookmark': 0
     }
 
     # check and apply rules
     for ruleset, action in Rules:
-        if reduce(operator.__and__, [MatchRule(props, rule) for rule in ruleset], True):
+        if functools.reduce(operator.__and__, [MatchRule(props, rule) for rule in ruleset], True):
             props.update(action)
     if props['ignore']: return 0
 
@@ -266,7 +229,7 @@ def write_to_db(filename):
                  "\0" * (525 - 2 * len(filename))).encode()
 
     # write entry, modifying shuffleflag and bookmarkflag at least
-    iTunesSD.write(entry[:555] + bytes([props['shuffle']]) + bytes([props['bookmark']]) + bytes([entry[557]]))
+    iTunesSD_file.write(entry[:555] + bytes([props['shuffle']]) + bytes([props['bookmark']]) + bytes([entry[557]]))
     if props['shuffle']: domains[-1].append(total_count)
     total_count += 1
     return 1
@@ -281,21 +244,18 @@ def make_key(s):
     for j in range(i, len(s)):
         if not s[j].isdigit(): break
     if s[j].isdigit(): j += 1
-    return (s[:i], int(s[i:j]), make_key(s[j:]))
+    return s[:i], int(s[i:j]), make_key(s[j:])
 
 
 def key_repr(x):
-    if type(x) == tuple:
-        return b"%s%d%s" % (x[0], x[1], key_repr(x[2]))
-    else:
-        return x
+    if type(x) == tuple: return b"%s%d%s" % (x[0], x[1], key_repr(x[2]))
+    else: return x
 
 
 def cmp_key(a, b):
     if type(a) == tuple and type(b) == tuple:
         return cmp(a[0], b[0]) or cmp(a[1], b[1]) or cmp_key(a[2], b[2])
-    else:
-        return cmp(key_repr(a), key_repr(b))
+    else: return cmp(key_repr(a), key_repr(b))
 
 def cmp(a, b):
     if a < b: return -1
@@ -305,8 +265,8 @@ def cmp(a, b):
 
 def file_entry(path, name, prefix=""):
     if not name or name[0] == ".": return None
-    fullname = "%s/%s" % (path, name)
-    may_rename = not (fullname.startswith("./iPod_Control")) and Options['rename']
+    fullname = f"{path}/{name}"
+    may_rename = not (fullname.startswith("./iPod_Control")) and args.rename
     try:
         if os.path.islink(fullname):
             return None
@@ -316,48 +276,41 @@ def file_entry(path, name, prefix=""):
         if os.path.splitext(name)[1].lower() in (".mp3", ".m4a", ".m4b", ".m4p", ".aa", ".wav"):
             if may_rename: name = rename_safely(path, name)
             return 1, make_key(name), prefix + name
-    except OSError:
-        pass
+    except OSError: pass
     return None
 
 
-def browse(path, interactive):
+def browse(path: string, interactive: bool):
     global domains
 
     if path[-1] == "/": path = path[:-1]
     displaypath = path[1:]
-    if not displaypath: displaypath = "/"
+    if not displaypath: displaypath = ""
 
-    if interactive:
-        while 1:
-            try:
-                choice = input("include `%s'? [(Y)es, (N)o, (A)ll] " % displaypath)[:1].lower()
-            except EOFError:
-                raise KeyboardInterrupt
-            if not choice: continue
-            if choice in "at":  # all/alle/tous/<dontknow>
-                interactive = 0
-                break
-            if choice in "yjos":  # yes/ja/oui/si
-                break
-            if choice in "n":  # no/nein/non/non?
-                return 0
+    while interactive:
+        choice = input(f"include '{displaypath}'? [(Y)es, (N)o, (A)ll] ")[:1].lower()
+        if not choice: continue
 
-    try:
-        files = [_f for _f in [file_entry(path, name) for name in os.listdir(path)] if _f]
-    except OSError:
-        return
+        # all/alle/tous/<dontknow>
+        if choice in "at": interactive = 0
+        # yes/ja/oui/si
+        if choice in "yjos": break
+        # no/nein/non/non?
+        if choice in "n": return
+
+    try: files = [_f for _f in [file_entry(path, name) for name in os.listdir(path)] if _f]
+    except OSError: return
 
     if path == "./iPod_Control/Music":
         subdirs = [x[2] for x in files if not x[0]]
         files = [x for x in files if x[0]]
         for dir in subdirs:
-            subpath = "%s/%s" % (path, dir)
+            subpath = f"{path}/{dir}"
             try:
-                files.extend(
-                    [x for x in [file_entry(subpath, name, dir + "/") for name in os.listdir(subpath)] if x and x[0]])
-            except OSError:
-                pass
+                files.extend([x for x in [
+                    file_entry(subpath, name, dir + "/") for name in os.listdir(subpath)
+                ] if x and x[0]])
+            except OSError: pass
 
     files.sort(key = functools.cmp_to_key(cmp_key))
     count = len([None for x in files if x[0]])
@@ -365,53 +318,49 @@ def browse(path, interactive):
 
     real_count = 0
     for item in files:
-        fullname = "%s/%s" % (path, item[2])
+        fullname = f"{path}/{item[2]}"
         if item[0]:
             real_count += write_to_db(fullname[1:])
         else:
             browse(fullname, interactive)
 
-    if real_count == count:
-        log("%s: %d files" % (displaypath, count))
-    else:
-        log("%s: %d files (out of %d)" % (displaypath, real_count, count))
+    log(f"{displaypath}: {real_count} files (out of {count})")
 
 
 ################################################################################
 
 
-def stringval(i):
+def stringval(i: int) -> bytes:
     if i < 0: i += 0x1000000
     return b"%c%c%c" % (i & 0xFF, (i >> 8) & 0xFF, (i >> 16) & 0xFF)
 
 
-def listval(i):
+def listval(i: int) -> list[int]:
     if i < 0: i += 0x1000000
     return [i & 0xFF, (i >> 8) & 0xFF, (i >> 16) & 0xFF]
 
 
-def make_playback_state(volume=None):
+def write_playback_state():
     # I'm not at all proud of this function. Why can't stupid Python make strings
     # mutable?!
     log("Setting playback state ...", False)
-    PState = []
+    p_state = []
     try:
         f = open("iPod_Control/iTunes/iTunesPState", "rb")
         a = array.array('B')
         a.frombytes(f.read())
-        PState = a.tolist()
+        p_state = a.tolist()
         f.close()
     except IOError:
-        del PState[:]
+        del p_state[:]
     #if len(PState) != 21:
-    #    print("catstare")
     #    PState = listval(29) + [0] * 15 + listval(1)  # volume 29, FW ver 1.0
-    PState[3:15] = [0] * 6 + [1] + [0] * 5  # track 0, shuffle mode, start of track
-    if volume is not None:
-        PState[:3] = listval(volume)
+    p_state[3:15] = [0] * 6 + [1] + [0] * 5  # track 0, shuffle mode, start of track
+    if args.volume is not None:
+        p_state[:3] = listval(args.volume)
     try:
         f = open("iPod_Control/iTunes/iTunesPState", "wb")
-        array.array('B', PState).tofile(f)
+        array.array('B', p_state).tofile(f)
         f.close()
     except IOError:
         log("FAILED.")
@@ -420,7 +369,7 @@ def make_playback_state(volume=None):
     return 1
 
 
-def make_stats(count):
+def write_stats(count):
     log("Creating statistics file ...", False)
     try:
         file = open("iPod_Control/iTunes/iTunesStats", "wb")
@@ -437,10 +386,9 @@ def make_stats(count):
 
 
 def smart_shuffle():
-    try:
-        slice_count = max(list(map(len, domains)))
-    except ValueError:
-        return []
+    try: slice_count = max(list(map(len, domains)))
+    except ValueError: return []
+
     slices = [[] for x in range(slice_count)]
     slice_fill = [0] * slice_count
 
@@ -451,7 +399,8 @@ def smart_shuffle():
             # find slices where the nearest track of the same domain is far away
             metric = [
                 min([slice_count] + [min(abs(s - u), abs(s - u + slice_count), abs(s - u - slice_count)) for u in used])
-                for s in range(slice_count)]
+                for s in range(slice_count)
+            ]
             thresh = (max(metric) + 1) // 2
             farthest = [s for s in range(slice_count) if metric[s] >= thresh]
 
@@ -461,7 +410,7 @@ def smart_shuffle():
 
             # choose one of the remaining candidates and add the track to the chosen slice
             s = random.choice(emptiest or farthest)
-            slices[s].append((n, d))
+            slices[s].append([n, d])
             slice_fill[s] += 1
             used.append(s)
 
@@ -477,15 +426,15 @@ def smart_shuffle():
     return seq
 
 
-def make_shuffle(count):
+def write_shuffle(count):
     random.seed()
-    if Options['smart']:
-        log("Generating smart shuffle sequence ...", False)
-        seq = smart_shuffle()
-    else:
+    if args.nosmart:
         log("Generating shuffle sequence ...", False)
         seq = list(range(count))
         random.shuffle(seq)
+    else:
+        log("Generating smart shuffle sequence ...", False)
+        seq = smart_shuffle()
     try:
         with open("iPod_Control/iTunes/iTunesShuffle", "wb") as file:
             file.write(b"".join(map(stringval, seq)))
@@ -500,8 +449,8 @@ def make_shuffle(count):
 
 
 def main(dirs):
-    global header, iTunesSD, total_count, KnownEntries, Rules
-    log("Welcome to %s, version %s" % (__title__, __version__))
+    global header, iTunesSD_file, total_count, KnownEntries, Rules
+    log(f"Welcome to ShuffleDB, version {__version__}")
     log()
 
     try:
@@ -519,29 +468,26 @@ Please make sure that:
         sys.exit(1)
 
     header = array.array('B')
-    iTunesSD = None
     try:
-        iTunesSD = open("iPod_Control/iTunes/iTunesSD", "rb")
-        header.fromfile(iTunesSD, 51)
-        if Options['reuse']:
-            iTunesSD.seek(18)
-            entry = iTunesSD.read(558)
+        iTunesSD_file = open("iPod_Control/iTunes/iTunesSD", "rb")
+        header.fromfile(iTunesSD_file, 51)
+        if not args.force:
+            iTunesSD_file.seek(18)
+            entry = iTunesSD_file.read(558)
             while len(entry) == 558:
                 filename = entry[33::2].split(b"\0", 1)[0]
                 KnownEntries[filename] = entry
-                entry = iTunesSD.read(558)
+                entry = iTunesSD_file.read(558)
     except (IOError, EOFError):
         pass
-    if iTunesSD: iTunesSD.close()
+    if iTunesSD_file: iTunesSD_file.close()
 
     if len(header) == 51:
         log("Using iTunesSD headers from existing database.")
-        if KnownEntries:
-            log("Collected %d entries from existing database." % len(KnownEntries))
+        if KnownEntries: log(f"Collected {len(KnownEntries)} entries from existing database.")
     else:
         del header[18:]
-        if len(header) == 18:
-            log("Using iTunesSD main header from existing database.")
+        if len(header) == 18: log("Using iTunesSD main header from existing database.")
         else:
             del header[:]
             log("Rebuilding iTunesSD main header from scratch.")
@@ -551,8 +497,8 @@ Please make sure that:
 
     log()
     try:
-        iTunesSD = open("iPod_Control/iTunes/iTunesSD", "wb")
-        header[:18].tofile(iTunesSD)
+        iTunesSD_file = open("iPod_Control/iTunes/iTunesSD", "wb")
+        header[:18].tofile(iTunesSD_file)
     except IOError:
         log("""ERROR: Cannot write to the iPod database file (iTunesSD)!
 Please make sure that:
@@ -563,25 +509,22 @@ Please make sure that:
 
     log("Searching for files on your iPod.")
     try:
-        if dirs:
-            for dir in dirs:
-                browse("./" + dir, Options['interactive'])
-        else:
-            browse(".", Options['interactive'])
-        log("%d playable files were found on your iPod." % total_count)
+        for dir in dirs:
+            browse(dir, args.interactive)
+        log(f"{total_count} playable files were found on your iPod.")
         log()
         log("Fixing iTunesSD header.")
-        iTunesSD.seek(0)
-        iTunesSD.write(b"\0%c%c" % (total_count >> 8, total_count & 0xFF))
-        iTunesSD.close()
+        iTunesSD_file.seek(0)
+        iTunesSD_file.write(b"\0%c%c" % (total_count >> 8, total_count & 0xFF))
+        iTunesSD_file.close()
     except IOError:
         log("ERROR: Some strange errors occured while writing iTunesSD.")
         log("       You may have to re-initialize the iPod using iTunes.")
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    if make_playback_state(Options['volume']) * \
-            make_stats(total_count) * \
-            make_shuffle(total_count):
+    if write_playback_state() * \
+            write_stats(total_count) * \
+            write_shuffle(total_count):
         log()
         log("The iPod shuffle database was rebuilt successfully.")
         log("Have fun listening to your music!")
@@ -593,75 +536,26 @@ Please make sure that:
 
 ################################################################################
 
-
-def help():
-    print("Usage: %s [OPTION]... [DIRECTORY]..." % sys.argv[0])
-    print("""Rebuild iPod shuffle database.
-
-Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-  -h, --help         display this help text
-  -i, --interactive  prompt before browsing each directory
-  -v, --volume=VOL   set playback volume to a value between 0 and 38
-  -s, --nosmart      do not use smart shuffle
-  -n, --nochdir      do not change directory to this scripts directory first
-  -l, --nolog        do not create a log file
-  -f, --force        always rebuild database entries, do not re-use old ones
-  -L, --logfile      set log file name
-
-Must be called from the iPod's root directory. By default, the whole iPod is
-searched for playable files, unless at least one DIRECTORY is specified.""")
-
-
-def opterr(msg):
-    print("parse error:", msg)
-    print("use `%s -h' to get help" % sys.argv[0])
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-
-def parse_options():
-    try:
-        opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "hiv:snlfL:r", \
-                                   ["help", "interactive", "volume=", "nosmart", "nochdir", "nolog", "force",
-                                    "logfile=", "rename"])
-    except getopt.GetoptError as message:
-        opterr(message)
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    for opt, arg in opts:
-        if opt in ("-h", "--help"):
-            help()
-            sys.exit(0)
-        elif opt in ("-i", "--interactive"):
-            Options['interactive'] = True
-        elif opt in ("-v", "--volume"):
-            try:
-                Options['volume'] = int(arg)
-            except ValueError:
-                opterr("invalid volume")
-        elif opt in ("-s", "--nosmart"):
-            Options['smart'] = False
-        elif opt in ("-n", "--nochdir"):
-            Options['home'] = False
-        elif opt in ("-l", "--nolog"):
-            Options['logging'] = False
-        elif opt in ("-f", "--force"):
-            Options['reuse'] = 0
-        elif opt in ("-L", "--logfile"):
-            Options['logfile'] = arg
-        elif opt in ("-r", "--rename"):
-            Options['rename'] = True
-    return args
-
-
-################################################################################
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    args = parse_options()
-    go_home()
+    import argparse
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Rebuild iPod shuffle database. Updated fork of Martin Fiedler's rebuild_db (https://shuffle-db.sourceforge.net/)",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument('directories', nargs='*', default=["."])
+    parser.add_argument("-i", "--interactive", action="store_true", help = "prompt before browsing each directory")
+    parser.add_argument("-s", "--nosmart", action="store_true", help = "do not use smart shuffle")
+    parser.add_argument("-l", "--nolog", action="store_true", help = "do not create a log file")
+    parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true", help = "always rebuild database entries, do not re-use old ones")
+    parser.add_argument("-L", "--logfile", action="store", default="rebuild_db.log.txt", help = "set log file name")
+    parser.add_argument("-r", "--rename", action="store_true", help = "automatically rename files to safe names")
+    parser.add_argument("-v", "--volume", type=int, action="store", help = "set playback volume to a value between 0 and 38")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
     open_log()
     try:
-        main(args)
+        main(args.directories)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         log()
         log("You decided to cancel processing. This is OK, but please note that")